CVS Health is expanding its business into the long-term healthcare market with the acquisition of Omnicare, a provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities. CVS is spending $12.7 billion...

You’ve no doubt noticed drug shortages at your hospital or health system. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, according to an April 2015 article in McKesson.com , that “active shortages”...

Complementary and alternative therapies are used by many people today. Millions of people, for example, use dietary supplements and herbal remedies. Because pharmacists deal with patients on a daily basis,...

Hospital emergency departments are recognizing the benefits of having an emergency pharmacist in the department, and more medical facilities are adding emergency pharmacists. Emergency pharmacists perform a variety of tasks...

MediMergent, LLC and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced in November that they were forming a partnership that would develop and execute a nationwide medication safety program for pharmacists (and...